Entertainment Weekly, 01/22/1999, p.83, "...[An] ultimately seductive romantic comedy..." -- Rating: B
Total Film, 10/01/1999, p.108, "...The New York locations are superbly used..."
USA Today, 12/24/1998, p.4D, "...[The film] speaks volumes about the disturbing lack of intimacy in our megaeverything times..." -- 3 out of 4 stars
New York Times, 12/18/1998, p.E1, "...An inviting love story....[Hanks] continues to amaze. Once again, he fully inhabits a new role without any obvious actorly behavior....[He] also makes fine use of the film's comic opportunities..."
Box Office, 02/01/1999, p.62, "...Hanks and Ryan certainly have chemistry....Warm and funny..."
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Widescreen Anamorphic - 1.85
Dual Layered
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - Nora Ephron - Director
- Lauren Shuler-Donner - Producer
Production Notes
Trailers - Theatrical (12)
Isolated Music Score
Documentary - "HBO First Look: A Conversation with Nora Ephron"
Production Call Sheets
Scenes From The Classic Films That Inspired The Re-make
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Interactive Map Tour "Discover New York's Upper West Side"
Based on the classic film THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER, this tale of pen-pal romance has been updated for the internet age. Tom Hanks plays a book mega-store owner who falls in love over e-mail with the owner of a struggling children's bookstore, played by Meg Ryan.